manner, method, way, mode, fashion, means, approach

path, road, way, street, highway, avenue, motorway, route, lane, pavement, trail

名詞 way:

1. how something is done or how it happens
   同義詞：manner, mode, style, fashion
2. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
   同義詞：means, agency
3. a journey or passage
4. the condition of things generally
5. a course of conduct
   同義詞：path, way of life
6. any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
7. a line leading to a place or point
   同義詞：direction
8. the property of distance in general
9. doing as one pleases or chooses
10. a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
11. space for movement
    同義詞：room, elbow room
12. a portion of something divided into shares

副詞 way:

1. to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
   同義詞：right smart

1. If the tree falls that way, it will destroy the house.
   這棵樹向那邊倒下就會把那所房子壓壞。
2. Make sure that the sign's the right way up.
   一定要把符號的上下弄對。
3. She showed them the way to do it.
   她向他們示范做這件事的方法。
4. We lost the way in the dark.
   我們在黑夜中迷路了。
5. The work must be finished in one way or another.
   這件事必須設(shè)法做好。
6. The discussion wandered way off the point.
   這項討論偏離了主題。

way

n.（名詞）

A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another.
道路：為從一地到另一地提供通道的馬路、小道或高速公路
An opening affording passage:
通道：可以穿過的通道：
例句：
This door is the only way into the attic.
這扇門是通向頂樓的唯一通道

Space to proceed:
供前進的地方：
例句：
cleared the way for the parade.
為游行開辟道路

Opportunity to advance:
發(fā)展的機會：
例句：
opened the way to peace.
開通走向和平之路

A course that is or may be used in going from one place to another:
路線：從一地到另一地可走的路：
例句：
tried to find the shortest way home.
努力找出回家的最短路線

Progress or travel along a certain route or in a specific direction:
道路：沿一定路線或特定方向的前進或旅行：
例句：
on his way north.
他在向北走

A course of conduct or action:
進程：行動之過程：
例句：
tried to take the easy way out.
試著走捷徑

A manner or method of doing:
方式：做某事的方式或方法：
例句：
several ways of solving this problem; had no way to reach her.
解決這個問題的幾種辦法；沒有辦法找到她

A usual or habitual manner or mode of being, living, or acting:
方式：通?；蛄?xí)慣的存在、生活或行為方式：
例句：
the American way of life.
美國的生活方式

An individual or personal manner of behaving, acting, or doing:
作風(fēng)：個人的表現(xiàn)、行為或做事方式：
例句：
Have it your own way.
照你的作風(fēng)做吧

Also ways [w3z] (used with a sing. verb)Informal Distance:
也作 ways [w3z] （與單數(shù)動詞連用）【非正式用語】 距離：
例句：
The travelers have come a long way. That village is a good ways off.
旅行者們已經(jīng)走了很長的路。那個村子路很遠

A specific direction:
方向：具體的方向：
例句：
He glanced my way.
他朝我這邊瞟了一眼

A participant. Often used in combination:
參與方。常用于構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞：
例句：
a three-way conversation.
三方會談

An aspect, a particular, or a feature:
某方面，某點或某特征：
例句：
resembles his father in many ways; in no way comparable.
很多方面象他的父親；無可比較之處

Nature or category:
性質(zhì)或范疇：
例句：
not much in the way of a plot.
不在預(yù)謀之列

Freedom to do as one wishes:
意愿：做某人想做之事的自由：
例句：
if I had my way.
如果我能按自己的意愿做就好了

An aptitude or a facility:
能力或技能：
例句：
She certainly does have a way with words.
她的確能言善辯

A state or condition:
狀態(tài)或情況：
例句：
He is in a bad way financially.
他經(jīng)濟狀況很糟

Vicinity:
附近：
例句：
Drop in when you`re out our way.
你來我們這一帶時，一定過來玩玩

Often ways A longitudinal strip on a surface that serves to guide a moving machine part.
常作 ways 導(dǎo)軌：表面上的縱向槽，用于導(dǎo)引運動的機器部件
ways (used with a sing. or pl. verb)Nautical The timbered structure on which a ship is built and from which it slides when launched.
ways （與單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)動詞連用）【航?！?/i> 船臺，滑道：在輪船上面造的木質(zhì)結(jié)構(gòu)，當下水時從其上滑下
adv.Informal （副詞）【非正式用語】
By a great distance or to a great degree; far:
非常：遠遠地或大在地；非常：
例句：
way off base; way over budget.
遠離基礎(chǔ)；大大超過預(yù)算

From this place; away:
從此地；離開：
例句：
Go way.
走開

<習(xí)慣用語>by way of
Through; via:
通過；經(jīng)由：
例句：
flew to the Far East by way of the polar route.
經(jīng)由極地航線飛往遠東

As a means of:
以…的形式：
例句：
made no comment by way of apology.
以道歉形式末做任何評論

go out of one`s way 或
go out of the way
To inconvenience oneself in doing something beyond what is required.
不怕麻煩地：超出要求之外做某事而使自己麻煩
in a way
To a certain extent; with reservations:
在某種程度上；有保留地：
例句：
I like the new styles, in a way.
某種程度上我喜歡這些新款式

From one point of view:
從某一點上看：
例句：
In a way, you`re right.
從某一點上看你是對的

in the way
In a position to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
擋道地：處在阻礙、阻擋或干涉的位置上
on one`s way 或
on the way
In the process of coming, going, or traveling:
在來、去或旅行的過程中：
例句：
She is on her way out the door. Winter is on the way.
她往戶外走。冬天就要來到了

on the way
On the route of a journey:
在路上：在旅程的路途中：
例句：
met him on the way to town; ran into them on the way.
去鎮(zhèn)子的路上遇到他；在路上跑入他們當中

out of the way
In such a position as not to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
不擋道：處在不擋道、不礙事或不干涉的位置之上
Taken care of; disposed of:
處理好的：被照顧好的；處理好的：
例句：
some details to get out of the way first.
一些首先要處理好的細節(jié)

In a remote location.
在偏遠的位置上
Of an unusual character; remarkable.
不尋常特征的；奇特的
Improper; amiss:
不正確的；錯誤的：
例句：
said nothing out of the way.
不說任何不妥之辭

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English weg * see wegh-
源自 古英語 weg *參見 wegh-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>way,route,course,passage,pass,arteryThese nouns refer to paths leading from one place or point to another.
這些名詞都指從一地引向另一地的路。
Way is the least specific:
Way 是最不具體的：
例句：
.Many ways meet in one town. (Shakespeare).
.一鎮(zhèn)中有多條路交結(jié).（殊途同歸） （莎士比亞）。

例句：
We made our way on foot.
我們徒步走。

例句：
Show me the way home.
指給我回家的路。

Route refers to a planned, well-established, or regularly traveled way:
Route 指有計劃、固定下來的或有規(guī)律的旅行路線：
例句：
.They know the routes . . . of the trappers;where to waylay them. (Washington Irving).
.他們知道捕獵手走的路線；知道在哪里伏擊他們. （華盛頓·歐文）。

例句：
.Their one purpose of speed over the great ocean routes was achieved by perfect balance of spars and sails to the curving lines of the smooth black hull. (Samuel Eliot Morison).
.他們靠把桅和帆完美地平衡到黑色平滑船殼的曲線上實現(xiàn)了快速駛過大洋的目的. （塞繆爾·艾略特·莫里森）。

Course suggests the path or channel taken by something, such as a river or a satellite, that moves:
Course 指運動物體，如河流或衛(wèi)星所占據(jù)的路或通道 ：
例句：
.the stars in their courses. (Judges 5:20);
.運行中的恒星. （《士師記》5：20)：

例句：
.earth`s diurnal course. (William Wordsworth).
.地球的每日運行. （威廉·華茲華斯）。

Passage denotes a traversal over, across, or through something:
Passage 表示越過或穿過某物的通道：
例句：
The yacht continued its passage with favorable winds.
小艇順風(fēng)繼續(xù)航行。

例句：
The passage between the buildings is dark and cramped.
建筑物之間的通道黑暗而擁擠。

Pass usually refers to a way affording passage around, over, or through a barrier:
Pass 通常指提供繞過、越過或穿過障礙物之通道的路：
例句：
.They had reached one of those very narrow passes between two tall stones. (George Eliot).Anartery is a main route for the circulation of traffic into which local routes flow:
.他們已經(jīng)到了兩座高墻間的那些非常狹窄通道中的一個. （喬治·艾略特）。artery 是各地路線匯入其中的交通循環(huán)主干線：

例句：
The city council voted to close the central artery for extensive repairs. See also Synonyms at method
市議會投票決定關(guān)閉中心主干線以便全面修理 參見同義詞 method

In American Englishways is often used as an equivalent of way in phrases such as a long ways to go. The usage is not incorrectbut is widely regarded as informal.
在美國英語中，ways 的用法通常等同于諸如短語 a long way to go 中的 way。 這種用法并非不正確，但被廣泛認為是不正式的